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==Key Stage 1==
 
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===Meaning===
 
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[[File:CupPlastic.png|right|300px|thumb|'''Plastic''' is a good [[material]] to make cups because it is waterproof.]]
[[File:PlasticCup.png|right|300px|thumb|Plastic is a good [[material]] to make cups because it is waterproof.]]
 
 
 
 
'''Plastic''' is a waterproof [[material]] that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.
 
'''Plastic''' is a waterproof [[material]] that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.
  
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: Some '''plastics''' are transparent so they are used to make windows.
 
: Some '''plastics''' are transparent so they are used to make windows.
 
: All '''plastic''' can be melted and formed into new shapes.
 
: All '''plastic''' can be melted and formed into new shapes.
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==Key Stage 2==
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===Meaning===
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'''Plastic''' is a waterproof [[material]] that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.
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===About Plastics===
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: Some '''plastics''' are bendy so they are used to make rulers.
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: Some '''plastics''' are stiff so they are used to make tables.
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: Some '''plastics''' are transparent so they are used to make windows.
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: All '''plastic''' can be melted and formed into new shapes.
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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'''Plastics''' are [[material]]s made from long chain [[molecule]]s made from many [[atom]]s.
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===About Plastics===
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: '''Plastics''' are made from [[polymer]]s.
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: The [[property|properties]] of a '''plastic''' depend on the [[polymer]] that the '''plastic''' is made from.
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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'''Plastics''' are [[material]]s made from [[polymer]]s.
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===About Plastics===
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: The [[property|properties]] of a '''plastic''' depend on the [[polymer]] that the '''plastic''' is made from.
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===References===
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====AQA====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Plastic, pages 66-67, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
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====OCR====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Plastic materials, pages 78, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Plastics, page 95, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945679/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945679&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a2db42f7b4bdf10cafaafa3bb9120940 ''Plastics, pages 23, 86, Gateway GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
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==Beyond the Curriculum==
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 18 December 2019

Contents

Key Stage 1

Meaning

 
Plastic is a good material to make cups because it is waterproof.

Plastic is a waterproof material that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.

Singular Noun: Plastic
Plural Noun: Plastics
Adjective: Plastic

About Plastics

Some plastics are bendy so they are used to make rulers.
Some plastics are stiff so they are used to make tables.
Some plastics are transparent so they are used to make windows.
All plastic can be melted and formed into new shapes.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Plastic is a waterproof material that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.

About Plastics

Some plastics are bendy so they are used to make rulers.
Some plastics are stiff so they are used to make tables.
Some plastics are transparent so they are used to make windows.
All plastic can be melted and formed into new shapes.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Plastics are materials made from long chain molecules made from many atoms.

About Plastics

Plastics are made from polymers.
The properties of a plastic depend on the polymer that the plastic is made from.

Key Stage 4

Beyond the Curriculum